2011
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Columbia releases Pistol Annies' debut album, "Hell On Heels," digitally
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2004
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The Pocahontas Village Board in Illinois votes to rename the town's Pocahontas Community Park as
Gretchen Wilson Park
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2003
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Trace Adkins joins the Grand Ole Opry, officially inducted by Ronnie Milsap and Lorrie Morgan. On
his big night, he sings "Chrome," "Hot Mama" and "Then They Do"
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1980
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Eddie Rabbitt parks himself at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Drivin' My Life
Away"
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1977
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Elektra releases Linda Ronstadt's album "Simple Dreams"
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1975
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Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" rides to #1 on the Billboard country chart
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1969
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Bass player Ira Dean is born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He joins Trick Pony, a band that nabs two
hits from its 2001 debut album, winning an American Music Award before the trio breaks up in 2008. He also co-writes Montgomery
Gentry's 2009 single "One In Every Crowd"
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1969
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Johnny Cash climbs to #1 on the Billboard country chart with "A Boy Named Sue"
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1969
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Stand-up bass player Barry Bales is born in Kingsport, Tennessee. He becomes a member of Alison Krauss'
bluegrass band, Union Station, performing on "When You Say Nothing At All" and The Soggy Bottom Boys' "I Am
A Man Of Constant Sorrow." He also co-writes Chris Stapleton's 2015 single "Nobody To Blame"
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1952
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Kitty Wells becomes the first woman to reach #1 on the Billboard country chart with "It Wasn't God
Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
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1949
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Paul Chrisman--alias Woody Paul, of Riders In The Sky--is born in Nashville. The comedic trio reverently
re-creates western music, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1982
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